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The Dancing duo of mech71 - Gill and Mal F or any social group to thrive what is required is the active participation of members. The most active in India have been Marwaha and Manchanda in the North and Ramu down South while it has been Sudheer, Julka and Johri across the oceans for the longest period while several others have also played very active roles for briefer periods. A couple of members must take the lead to keep things rolling. perhaps this latter roll has been played by two members known most often by their nick names as Gill and Mal within Mech71. This archives photo from around 2000, recently dug up by Gill shows both dancing to the tune of Rajasthani folk Musicians on a dusky winter evening in New Delhi. May God Bless all in this group of Mech71 and add happiness in their lives and help them to add happiness in the world

T his blog post is written while  a Mech71 reunion is on in USA. It shall be reported here if and when details arrive. In the meantime Dinesh Gupta one of the most beloved and most  kindly human of our group (aside from being a Dr. in engineering and a highly respected Professor in his field) has sent this photo of a lunch that is underway at Niagra falls. He is a small dot in the photo on left last. The front cheerful photos on left and right are two of the bed rocks of mech71 KC and Johri on left and right and one in the middle with a cap is the Mech71 tycoon, Julka who shall be playing a collaborative role with this blogger for the Golden Jubilee next year in Nainital along with the Delhi stalwarts of Mech71 - Manchanda and Marwaha - hopefully. The event was organized by Sir Bittoo Gill, the Mech71 stalwart across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans depending on the direction one takes from Delhi. He has been organizing and taking the lead in most of the these annual ev...

E arlier in the day, I had sent this letter to a mech71 friend but it has useful content for others of the world and therefore it is published here in the public domain too (with slight editing to make it more suitable and useful for public view) A view of the home from where this letter was composed D ear Vijay A fter our discussion last night and a pleasant nap and bath, my mind reviewed our exchange of yesterday. They were spontaneous responses, well thrashed out there and nothing needs repeating but my mind went to one statement of yours to the effect – these are hard economic times and those who work for a living have to manage day to day – or something to that effect, and these were my thoughts on that Vijay, even I do not have much money, but feel comfortable primarily because if one has one’s home to live in, it does not cost much to live in India in simplicity which is the happiest and most graceful way to live in a world where many suffer from ...

A fellow mech71er, Rajive Johri, a retired President of a leading bank in USA today included this wonderful poem in an email with the following message, When an old woman died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in Saskatchewan, the nurses going through her meager possessions, found this poem. This little old woman, with nothing left to give to the world, is now the author of this ’anonymous’ poem winging across the Internet.   Crabby Old Lady What do you see nurses?  What do you see? What are you thinking, when you're looking at me? A crabby old lady, not very wise, Uncertain of habit, with faraway eyes? Who dribbles her food, and makes no reply. When you say in a loud voice, I do wish you'd try who seems not to notice, the things that you do. And forever is losing, a sock or shoe? Who, resisting or not, lets you do as you will, with bathing and feeding, a long day to fill. Is that what you're thinking? Is that what you see? Th...

F ree of their hectic careers, many of them retired, the Mech71ers are celebrating their golden years with boisterous get-togethers even as Vinod Khurana continues to contribute his poetic gems to set the events to verse (comments in italics are due to this blogger). A picture will be added to this post soon as received, The Stud Party  by Vinod Khurana From the Blogger's Garden Buddies gathered at Dhaula Kuna golf club Thanks to His Excellency, Sir Gill arranged so marvelously by none other than our Dearest Nirmal Singh Lehill (The get together was arranged by Nirmal Singh and sponsored by Bittoo Gill from Buffalo) The evening so memorable graced by lovely queens with added charm and beauty O nly possible from Madame Liveleen Outside it was different A stud party in full swing the gang made merry with endless pegs to drink D iscussion turned serious on stents, sex and drinks which gives a better kick a placebo, rum or aspirin Gulla the mod...

Our dear Mech71 friend Nirmal Singh from USA arrived to arrange a get together for all mech71 friends located in Delhi. KC on a visit to India from Canada too joined in. Nothing describes what followed better than some of the pictures of the event compiled by Vinod Marwaha and the poem that Vinod Khurana churned out The whirlwind from the west shook lions in their den Sixteen of them came charging and descended at the end   Mrs.and Mr. Nirmal Mrs. and Gen.Manjit They tame and host the  beasts roaring wild but sixty plus each Mrs. and Mr. KC Mrs. and Mr.GB They lend colour and grace to the circus in full swing   Gulla and shorty dissect the favourites in the poll One a joker and the other butt of  jokes Manchi bets on his proven horse VKG wades in waters deep a lean golf stick lifts far and higher Subhash attentive and nodding often Sunil appreciates silently and smili...

Ranjana and KC in Jaipur Ashok Malhotra and Chandra Kiran in Jaipur KC and wife Ranjana ( also an IITian) flew in from Toronto and we met in the dining hall of Hotel Marriot today afternoon. Over a couple of light beers and a sumptuous spread at this hotel famed as the finest in Jaipur, we exchanged news from USA to Chennai, Nainital and rest of India. KC filled me up on the doings of those in USA and described that Johri has been reciting wonderful stories to his mother and everyone else. Above are a couple of photos snapped earlier in the day.  We met after some seven years and the first impression was that we had aged a bit in body but not in heart. Tomorrow KC is heading for Delhi and is hoping that Manchanda and/or Marwaha shall arrange a larger Meet with the Mech71 family many of whom live in Delhi. UPDATE OCTOBER 12, 2014 A message just arrived that KC organized a larger get together in Delhi on the 12th evening. Following is one of the photos from ...